2020 census As of the
2020 census, Hinton had a population of 4,917. The median age was 37.2 years. 9.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 5.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 509.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 642.3 males age 18 and over. There were 595 households in Hinton, of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 2,175 people, 575 households, and 412 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 667 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 73.66%
White, 13.15%
African American, 4.83%
Native American, 0.14%
Asian, 4.37% from
other races, and 3.86% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 8.46% of the population. There were 575 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were
married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 175.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 197.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,028, and the median income for a family was $33,239. Males had a median income of $25,455 versus $20,556 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $12,105. About 12.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Tourism==